
Module 4 Lesson 1: The Core Objective – Next Token Prediction
Why does predicting the next word lead to human-like intelligence? In this lesson, we explore the simple mathematical goal that drives trillions of parameters.
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Why does predicting the next word lead to human-like intelligence? In this lesson, we explore the simple mathematical goal that drives trillions of parameters.

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